Monomer casting nylon-6-b-polyether amine copolymers: Synthesis and properties

MC nylon-6-b-polyether amine copolymers were prepared with macro-initiator based on amino-terminated polyether amine functionalized with isocyanate via in-situ polymerization. It was found that the introduction of polyether amine delayed the polymerization process of caprolactam by increasing apparent activation energy and pre-exponential factor, resulting in the decrease of molecular weight of nylon-6. The motion of molecular chain of the copolymers was easy because of the decreased hydrogen bonds and weakened inter-molecular forces. The physical entanglement of molecular chains of the copolymers was significant and strong which increased the entanglement density. Only the nylon-6 phase crystallized in the copolymers and the crystal grain size, spherulite size and crystallinity of the copolymers decreased. A small amount of γ crystal formed at high polyether amine content. The copolymers presented obvious strain hardening behavior in stress-strain curves and the loss factor dramatically increased while the glass transition temperature and storage module decreased. The fracture surface of the copolymers became rough and presented hairy structure, indicating that the toughening mechanism of the copolymers corresponded to the multi-layer crack extension mechanism.     

2018～2019年世界塑料工业进展(Ⅱ)

收集了2018年7月~2019年6月世界工程塑料和特种工程塑料工业的相关资料,介绍了2018~2019年世界工程塑料和特种工程塑料工业的发展情况,按工程塑料(尼龙、聚碳酸酯、聚甲醛、热塑性聚酯)和特种工程塑料(聚苯硫醚、液晶聚合物、聚醚醚酮、聚芳砜、聚邻苯二甲酰胺)不同品种的顺序,对树脂的产量、消费量、供需状况及合成工艺、产品应用开发、树脂品种的延伸及应用的进一步扩展等技术作了详细介绍。     

Evaluation of Laminated Circular Elastomeric Bearings

This paper evaluates the behavior and performance of laminated circular elastomeric bearings and compares them to those of square and rectangular bearings. The study included an experimental evaluation and a nationwide survey of state Department of Transportations on the use and performance of circular bearings and bearings in general in their states. The experimental investigation studied the bearings' behavior in compression, compression and rotation, and compression and shear. Results from this limited study showed that the three bearings have similar stress-strain behavior in compression and they are in agreement with the AASHTO LRFD guide stress–strain curves. In compression and rotation, the AASHTO LRFD substructure moments are slightly less than the measured values for circular bearings and rectangular bearings rotated about their strong axis for a compressive stress of 10.3?MPa (1.5?ksi) and slightly higher than those of rectangular bearings rotated about their weak axis. In compression and shear, the shear stiffness of circular and square bearings is in agreement with theoretical values within the range of design displacements. Results from the survey showed that many states are using circular bearings and more states would consider using them, however no maintenance or monitoring data were available on their short-term and long-term performance.     

EPDM/PP热塑性弹性体相态研究

采用透射电镜(TEM)研究动态硫化EPDM/PP热塑性弹性体制备工艺及增容改性对形态结构的影响,研究发现通过添加增容剂可使EPDM相呈颗粒分布于连续相中。     

High performance LDPE/thermoplastic starch blends: a sustainable alternative to pure polyethylene

Thermoplastic starch (TPS), as opposed to dry starch, is capable of flow and hence when mixed with other synthetic polymers can behave in a manner similar to conventional polymer-polymer blends. This paper presents an approach to preparing polyethylene/thermoplastic starch blends with unique properties. A one-step combined twin-screw/single screw extrusion setup is used to carry out the melt-melt mixing of the components. Glycerol is used as the starch plasticizer and its content in the TPS is varied from 29 to 40%.Under the particular one-step processing conditions used it is possible to develop continuous TPS (highly interconnected) and co-continuous polymer/TPS blend extruded ribbon which possess a high elongation at break, modulus and strength in the machine direction. The PE/TPS (55:45) blend prepared with TPS containing 36% glycerol maintains 94% of the elongation at break and 76% of the modulus of polyethylene. At a composition level of 71:29 PE/TPS for the same glycerol content, the blend retains 96% of the elongation at break and 100% of the modulus of polyethylene. These excellent properties are achieved in the absence of any interfacial modifier and despite the high levels of immiscibility in the polar-nonpolar TPS-PE system. The 55:45 blend possesses a 100% continuous or fully interconnected TPS morphology, as measured by hydrolytic extraction. This highly continuous TPS configuration within the blend should enhance its potential for environmental biodegradation. The elongation at break in the cross direction of these materials, although lower than the machine direction properties, also demonstrates ductility at high TPS concentrations. At a glycerol content of 36% in the TPS, the blends demonstrate only very low levels of sensitivity to moisture. A high degree of transparency is maintained over the entire concentration range due to the similar refractive indices of PE and TPS and the virtual absence of interfacial microvoiding.Effective control of the glycerol content, TPS concentration and processing conditions can result in a wide variety of morphological structures including spherical, fiber-like, highly continuous and co-continuous morphologies. These various blend morphologies are shown to be the determining parameters with respect to the observed mechanical properties.This material has the added benefit of containing large quantities of a renewable resource and hence represents a more sustainable alternative to pure synthetic polymers.     

国内动态硫化技术产业化的探讨

根据国外动态硫化技术的发地趋势，结合国内科研情况．对ＴＰＶ推广应用的可能性进行了分析，并对今后的发展提出了建议。国内ＴＰＶ的主要应用市场是轿车及电线电缆行业。顶计２０００年，轿车行业对ＴＰＥ的需求量达３２５０ｔ／ａ。国内ＥＰＤＭ／ＰＰＴＰＶ工厂成本不超过１．７万元／ｔ．售价将远低于Ｓａｎｔｏｐｒｅｎｅ。     

Soft and Hard Adhesion

The force needed to pull a cylindrical stud from a soft elastomeric film depends on their elastic and geometric properties. For a rigid stud and a thick elastomeric film, the pull-off stress (σ) depends on the elastic modulus (E) of the film and the radius (a) of the stud as σ ∼ (E/a)^1/2 (soft adhesion). However, when the film is very thin, the pull-off stress is significantly higher than the case with thick films, and its value depends on the elastic modulus and the thickness (h) of the film as σ ∼ (E/h)^1/2 (hard adhesion). Here, we study the pull-off behavior of a soft cylindrical stud, one flat end of which is coated with a high modulus thin baseplate. As the flexural rigidity of this baseplate is varied, we observe the transition between the two types of adhesion. We present a simple physical interpretation of the problem, which could be of value in understanding various biofouling and adhesive situations.     

纳米丁苯吡弹性体增韧环氧树脂的研究

通过力学性能测定、热失重、原子力显微镜等方法研究了平均粒径为100min的丁苯吡弹性纳米粒子增韧的环氧树脂的性能。结果表明，在一定范围内，纳米丁苯吡可在环氧树脂中达到纳米级分散，能明显增韧环氧树脂，同时还可提高其耐热性，用量控制在10—15份时增韧效果最好。当其用量大于25份时，由于共混体系的粘度变大，纳米粒子易于结团成束，导致增韧效果减弱。固化条件也对增韧效果有较大影响，较好的固化条件为120℃预固化1h，140℃后固化12h。     

柔性不饱和聚酯树脂的研究进展

综述了主链结构、接枝引入柔性链段、交联剂对柔性不饱和聚酯树脂（UPR）性能的影响和进一步提高UPR柔韧性的一些途径，如弹性体增韧、无机物增韧、互穿网络（IPN）增韧，并对柔性UPR的发展趋势进行了预测。     

热塑性淀粉加工过程的控制参数及塑化程度的表征方法

在介绍热塑性淀粉塑料加工原理的基础上,提出特殊机械能可以作为描述热塑性淀粉塑化过程的控制参数;并对表征热塑性淀粉塑化程度的各种方法进行了总结和评述。